John Lindsey Cooper

1894 - 1985  (90 years)

• Name	John Lindsey Cooper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	11 Apr 1894	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 4, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Race	Negro  [3, 4, 9]
  Occupation	Laborer  [3]
  Reference Number	101
  Residence	1910	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [9]
  	Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1920	Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
  Residence	1930	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Died	17 Jan 1985	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Age: 90
  Buried	21 Jan 1985	Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I101	Families

  
  

  Father	John Cooper,   b. 10 Jun 1843, Maryland, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1918, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ida M. Jackson,   b. 12 Mar 1866, Illinois, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1948  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Oct 1887	Vigo, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruby Elizabeth Shepard,   b. 19 Apr 1904, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1999, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1922	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. John Lindsey Cooper, Jr,   b. 16 Aug 1923, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 6 Apr 1995, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 71 years)  [natural]   2. Richard Theron Cooper,   b. 3 Dec 1924, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1992, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   3. Edith Cooper,   b. 1930, Indiana, USA  [natural]   4. Olga Bonnie Cooper,   b. 8 Oct 1931, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 2021, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   5. Theodore 'Pete' Cooper,   b. 25 Apr 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 18 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  (Age 42 years)  [Adopted]  [natural]   6. Idleleen May Cooper,   b. 18 Jul 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1956, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA  (Age 33 years)  [Adopted]  [natural]
  Photos		Shepard Reunion 1946
  		Cooper, John and Ruby photo by Carla Young
  Headstones		Cooper, John & Ruby John: Birth: Apr. 11, 1894 Death: Jan. 17, 1985 Ruby: Birth: Apr. 19, 1904 Death: Apr. 30, 1999 Inscription: Married Feb 17, 1922
  Marriage Records		Cooper, John & Ruby E. Shepard Vigo County Marriage Records
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leala Octavia Anderson,   b. 7 Jul 1901, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1988, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1919	Vigo, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Ida Lee Cooper,   b. 30 Nov 1919, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1994, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Marriage Records		Cooper, John & Leala Anderson Vigo County Marriage Records
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Apr 1894 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Married - 14 Aug 1919 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - 1920 - Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Married - 21 Feb 1922 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Died - 17 Jan 1985 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Buried - 21 Jan 1985 - Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Death Records

  Cooper, John L. Death Certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online. Record for John Cooper [S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Vigo County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1840-1920 Inclusive Volum, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 51; Page: 158. Record for John Cooper [S160] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 636; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: 117.0; FHL microfilm: 2340371. Record for John Cooper [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for John Cooper [S267] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Ida Lee Cooper [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for John Lindsey Cooper Jr [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Theodore Cooper [S267] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Idelien May Cooper [S157] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1374397. Record for John Cooper [S231] Stewart Lawn Cemetery (Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA) to James Otto Shepard, Cemetery Record Book, 2004, John Cooper sr. South Side Row 4 Grave 919 Burial Date: 21 Jan 1985